Microplastics in the coastal environment of West Iceland
Verkefnið er lokað til 1. janúar 2014. Microplastic particles in the marine environment and the effects on wildlife, human and ecosystem health are just beginning to be understood in a global setting. The presence of microplastics particle in West Iceland are evaluated to determine if there is a det...
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ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/12287 2023-05-15T16:47:37+02:00 Microplastics in the coastal environment of West Iceland Dippo, Benjamin, 1984- Háskólinn á Akureyri 2012-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12287 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12287 Coastal and marine management University Centre of the Westfjords Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun Meistaraprófsritgerðir Hafsvæði Strandlengjur Mengun Plast Háskólasetur Vestfjarða Thesis Master's 2012 ftskemman 2022-12-11T06:57:23Z Verkefnið er lokað til 1. janúar 2014. Microplastic particles in the marine environment and the effects on wildlife, human and ecosystem health are just beginning to be understood in a global setting. The presence of microplastics particle in West Iceland are evaluated to determine if there is a detectable gradient of decreasing plastic concentrations with increasing distance from the urban centres around Reykjavik. The study region includes sample sites within urban, semi-rural and rural coastal settings, with 4 sites at each type of location being sampled. Microplastic particles were found at 3 of the urban sites, 2 of the semi-rural sites and not detected in any of the rural locations. It is concluded that a decreasing concentration gradient that is based solely on distance travelled from the urbanized area of Reykjavik does not exist due to patchy distributions that could be the result of strong influences from ocean currents and offshore activities. Vaxvest Locked for publishing intentions. Thesis Iceland Skemman (Iceland) Haf ENVELOPE(-19.699,-19.699,64.145,64.145) |
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Verkefnið er lokað til 1. janúar 2014. Microplastic particles in the marine environment and the effects on wildlife, human and ecosystem health are just beginning to be understood in a global setting. The presence of microplastics particle in West Iceland are evaluated to determine if there is a detectable gradient of decreasing plastic concentrations with increasing distance from the urban centres around Reykjavik. The study region includes sample sites within urban, semi-rural and rural coastal settings, with 4 sites at each type of location being sampled. Microplastic particles were found at 3 of the urban sites, 2 of the semi-rural sites and not detected in any of the rural locations. It is concluded that a decreasing concentration gradient that is based solely on distance travelled from the urbanized area of Reykjavik does not exist due to patchy distributions that could be the result of strong influences from ocean currents and offshore activities. Vaxvest Locked for publishing intentions. |
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